Combined chair and stepladder



Feb. 7, 1933. L, 1 LOFTON 1,896,451

COMBINED CHAIR AND STEPLADDER Filed NOV. 5, 1930 L. L. 1Q/22027,.

@13 www Patented Feb. 7,

UNITED STATES LYMAN I..v Lor'roN, or Arrcnmorg-#joirrmoM-nf COMBINED CHAIRk mmsrnrmnnaf 'Y Application med `Nevember 5, laad. seria naliesgeeog. l

VThis invention has for its object the pro# vision of an article of furniture whichmay be employedl as a chair or quicklyvv converted into a step ladder and which will be eiiicienti in eitheruse and which may be producedfat a low cost. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and consists in certain novel features which will be hereinafter lirst fully described and then more par# ticularly pointed out in the appended claim. In the drawing: f

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of an arr ticle embodying the invention, and

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.l Y

there are provided Jfront legs 1 and rear legs 2 which converge upwardly and have their A upper ends rigidly secured to a board or plate 3 which constitutes a portion of a chair seat. VThe Jfront legs 1 are somewhat narrower than the rear legs 2 and are braced by a cross bar or rung 4 while the rear legs have secured to and extending between them a board or plate 5 which constitutes the lowest step of the ladder. Metal straps or bars 6 are secured tothe legs upon their inner sides and serve to connect them and brace the structure. The board 3 is, of course, rigidly secured to the upper ends of. the legs Vand to the rear edge of said board is secured, by

hinges 7 a larger board 8 which is adapted to lie ina horizontal Yplane flush with said board 3 and constitute' a chair seat, as will be understood upon reference to Fig. 1. v Side bars 9 are secured tothe edges of the member'S at the rear end of the same and extend above and below said member, as clearly shown, the

Y upper portions of said bars diverging up wardlv so that when the device is arranged 4o as a step ladder a firm support, will be at! tained. Near their upper ends the side bars 9 are connected by cross bars 10 which are made slightly concave ontheir front faces so that they will brace the side bars and also constitute a back for the article when it is used as a chair, the front concave faces of the bars fitting comfortably to Vthe back Vof the user. Secured to the under side of the seat member 8 and converging toward the lower 50 ends of the side bars 9 are braces 1l, and to the back and seat portions of the chair with- In carrying out the present inventiom;

@eclipses-ends. f aiatraefefad@einer bars gis; y securedJ a gb'o'ard 12 fw'liich constitu es" the;4 upper!host step j when 'the 'article is ".far'r somewhatfto therearroftherear edge o legsge,aseclearlygshbwn Fig.y1,[settht thiJ step 'member 12 'mayHV rest at 'its 'frontl end upon the samewhen the device is arranged as a chair and will thereby aid in supporting ed Vout excessive strain upon the hinges 7.` The rear "edges of thejrear legs 2 and the front v edges ofthe hangers or braces 11y are ar- -ranged obliquely upon thel same angle of inclination so that the braces may abut and rest Y squarelyag'ainst the legs when the device is arranged aslfak chair, as rwill be understood uponreference to the :lfullv lines in Fig. l, and to maintain the parts against separation Y hooks 13'are pivoted upon the legs 2 and are 70"" `engaged over studs or pins 14 upon theV braces 11, as shown and as will be understood. i V ,l

In Fig.V l, the device is illustrated in full lines arranged for use as a chair. When lit is desired to use the article asja step ladder, the hooks 13 are released and the back and rear seat lportion of thegarticle's are then swung over about the hinges 7 so that the seat member 8 will rest on the seat member 8 and 80%".

the side bars 9 will rest upon the floor and constitute backvlegs `for the ladder, as willbe understood upon reference to the dotted lines v in Fig. 1. Inl this position the step12 will l be disposed abovevthe step member 8 and the under side of said seat member may be utilized as the tread surface of an intermediate step. Obviously, the'device is very simple and compact and is strong and durableV and will answer all the requirements of either a chair ora step ladder. Y

Having thus` described the invention, -I

claim:

fpairs of legs, an upperl step member secured to the upper ends of saidpairs vof legs, an intermediate step member secured to and'extending between therearv pair of legs and mw i 2 'p f f 1,896,451

resting on said horizontal. braces, said intermediate step member projecting horizontally beyond the rear pair of legs, a seat member hinged to the upper step member, a step mem- 5 ber disposed below the seat member and having its lower face resting upon the upper face of the intermediate step member adjacent their corresponding edges, obliquely disposed braces extending between said seat member 10 and said` step member and adapted to bear' against the rear pair of legs,gupward1yidi verging side bars secured to the last mentoned step member and to said seat member E and extending normally u wardly and rear- 15 Wardly above the seat mem er, cross bars con'- necting the diverging side bars, hooks pivoted on the rear pair of' legs between the upper step member and the intermediate step member, and keepers on the obliquely disposed braces 20 engaged by said hooks. l.

In testimony whereof 'I aixlmy signature. LYMAN L. LQFTON.'` [11.5.] 

